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ASCAP Refuses To Debate Lessig

Posted by timothy on from the as-do-I dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Back in June ASCAP oddly declared war on free culture, specifically calling out Creative Commons, EFF and Public Knowledge, making a number of false statements about all three. The war of words continued as the three groups responded politely, pointing out the errors in the statement from ASCAP's Paul Williams. Larry Lessig wrote a blog post where he asked Williams to debate these topics, saying that it might help if they could get away from making false statements. Williams has now publicly declined to debate saying that it's not worth his time, and once again attacking these groups for trying to 'silence' him. It's difficult to see how a request for a public discussion and debate is an attempt to silence, but that's ASCAP's position and they're sticking to it."

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  1. Silence him? by _0rm_ · · Score: 5, Funny

    SIILEEENCE!!! I keel you.

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    Boredom is bliss.
  2. He's made up his mind! by Local+ID10T · · Score: 5, Funny

    Stop trying to confuse him with the facts!

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    "You want to know how to help your kids? Leave them the fuck alone." -George Carlin
  3. Re:debate = attempt to silence by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought I had that book on my Kindle, but I was told that nobody ever had that book on their Kindle.